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Image of Scarborough beach located in Narragansett, R.I., 1954.Scarborough State Beach is a state park and beach at 870 and 970 Ocean Road in the town of Narragansett, Rhode Island, USA. The beach was developed with a pavilion in 1937. It is one of…

Image of people relaxing at Beavertail located in Jamestown, R.I., 1961.Lighthouse HistoryThe first Beavertail Lighthouse was built in 1749 and was the premier lighthouse in Rhode Island, third in the country following the 1716 Boston Harbor light…

Image of the Ocean View Hotel located on Block Island, R.I., c. 1940.Nicholas Ball built the Oceanview Hotel, the largest hotel on Block Island, in 1872. He made his fortune in the California Gold Rush of the 1840’s. President Ulysses S. Grant…

Image of the oceanfront in Narragansett, Rhode Island.See also:Report of Commission on Breachway Between Point Judith Pond and the Atlantic Ocean, Made to the General Assembly at is January Session, 1907, 1907Rhode Island Historical Preservation…

Image of Narragansett Beach located in Narragansett, Rhode Island.See also:Report of Commission on Breachway Between Point Judith Pond and the Atlantic Ocean, Made to the General Assembly at is January Session, 1907, 1907Rhode Island Historical…